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Mom of a 4 yr 9 m old girl4 years ago

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my baby is 4 mnth old and she sucks her finger a lot if i try to remove her finger from her mouth ah strt crying what to do

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Author of questionMom of a 4 yr 9 m old girl4 years ago

A. thank u

Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children4 years ago

A. the baby is only for months of age it is quite natural that small babies will be sucking fingers from which is not habit-forming it is only a stimulatory mechanism no need to worry

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